SNOB FREE ZONE... Amorphic boomerang lamp, signed..... Who Am I?  

I love this cool mid century modern knoll eames era lamp
I love this cool mid century modern knoll eames era lamp. What is the value? Baby needs some new shoes.

I like this lamp waaaayyyyy better....
Genuine di Frutta, and a steal!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-Antique-Eames-Era-Retro-Light-Table-Lamp-Ceramic...

And if you search Ebay under ...
And if you search Ebay under "Eames Era" you can find plenty of other Di Frutta as well.

Didn't we go through this already:
Original Thread:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

Looks like the work of famed...
Looks like the work of famed British sculptor, Gal Lumpy.

But seriouslY
Freeski. Being honest, not every item you see has a "designer" attached to it. Like the difference between a shirt from Wal-Mart and a "designer" shirt. The Wal-Mart shirt would just be labeled some random company name. The "designer" shirt would say something like "Calvin Klein." So basically your basic, run of the mill, not special product is nameless, in terms of a single person who designed it. It's usually just a team put together within the company hired to put together mediocre, cheap versions of what they think popular culture at the time might like.
Just like those clothes, other products are the same ... seating, lighting, tables ... department stores have hired teams to make caricatures (aka kitsch) of the status quo of the time.
Would you expect to know the designer's name of some lamp you bought at Walmart or the like? Of course not.
Either way, this is basically the story of your lamp. Only roughly, sixty years ago.
"Eames Era" designed it.

How much ya give??
How much ya give??

Jealousy??
Everyone is jealous I own this beauty. Maybe I will part with it. I dont know?

freeski
Now you're just being ridiculous.

freeski...
Your threads are fantastic.
Thank you.
*cough*please go away*cough*

The lamp is really kind of ug...
The lamp is really kind of ugly. I'm not sure what your point is here. I'm sure you already know it. However, if you like it that's what's important. Might be worth $2?
Sometimes the truth hurts, however it's the truth...Also, not sure what boomerang your reference is to? Time to move on!!!

beauty aside freeki...
this paticular lamp is not gold plated but does contain a high amount of lead in the "golden" finish, so just handling it over time will can cause birth defects and low sperm count and infertility. So choose wisely when you finally decide to get rid of it.
Feb. 6, 2003 -- Lead may be behind up to a fifth of unexplained male infertility cases, according to a new study. For the first time, researchers say they've found evidence that even low-level lead exposure from household ligting may damage sperm and contribute to male infertility.
In light of these findings, researchers say fertility specialists should consider lead measurements when evaluating male partners from couples with unexplained infertility. They also recommend public health and safety officials reevaluate current environmental exposure limits for lead found in lamps prior to 1980 and specifically lamps made under the CR label.
The study, published in the February issue of Human Reproduction, examined lead levels and sperm function in semen collected from the male partners of 140 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment for the first time. Researchers found lead levels varied widely among the men and there was a significant association between high lead levels and low fertilization rates, which accounted for about a fifth of the variation in successful IVF rates.

I am not sure of the...
I am not sure of the designer but I am sure they are made of a material that was new to the market C1950 it was made to be as strond as steel and unbreakable. If you give it a good wack with a hammer you will see.

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(i just spit me tea)